Match-safe.



F. H. REXTREW.

MATCH SAFE. I APPLICATION FILED 001231, 1913.

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MATCH-SAFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed October 31, 1913. Serial No. 798,545.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. REXTREW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hammond, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Safes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to match safes and more particularly to a match safe for safety matches.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a receptacle having means thereon for supporting a number of boxes of matches.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a receptacle having means thereon for holding loose matches.

A further object of my invention is to provide a receptacle having means thereon for extracting the box of matches.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a receptacle that is simple in construction, efficient in operation and can be manufactured and put upon the market at a minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features, and scope of the invention will be clear from the following description and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1, is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2, is a plan view of a blank from which my device is formed. Fig. 3, is a transverse, central, sectional view of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts, the numeral 1, represents a blank of material, preferably light metal, which is cut to the required shape for my match safe. The body of the same which is formed from the blank, consists of a body portion or rear wall 2, which is bent longitudinally on lines 3 and 4, at substantially right angles to the body portion to form the side walls 5 and 6, which are bent longitudinally on lines 7 and 8, at substantially right angles thereto to form the front walls 9 and 10. These front walls extend toward each other and have their outer edges arranged in spaced parallel relation with each other so that boxes of matches may be inserted in and extracted from the same.

For the purpose of supporting a number of boxes of matches in the upper part of the safe, the side walls are struck in adjacent thelr lower ends to form supporting shelves 11 and 12, which are bent toward each other at rlght angles to the side walls and lie in the same horizontal plane. These supportlng shelves are substantially rectangular in formand the openings 12 provided by them constltute a means for extracting the lower box of matches supported on the support- 111g shelves. The lower ends of the side walls are cut longitudinally on the lines 3, 4, 7, and 8, to the lines 13 and 14:, and are bent transversely thereon at right angles to the side walls to form the lower supporting members 15 and 16, which constitute a support for loose matches in the bottom of the safe. The lower ends of the front walls are cut transversely in alinement with the lines 13 and 14, so as to effect a suitable connection with the supporting members. It can be seen from Fig. 1, of the drawing that the supporting members 15 and 16, lie in a plane parallel to the plane of the supporting shelves 11 and 12, and have their inner edges in alinement with the inner edges of the front walls 9 and 10.

The front walls 9 and 10, are cut away above and below the supporting shelves 11 and 12, to-provide a substantially rectangular opening through which the box of matches may be extracted from the upper part of the safe and through which a match may be extracted from the bottom of the safe. This space leaves the striking surface on the bottom box of matches supported on the shelves l1 and 12, visible, upon which a safety match extracted from the bottom of the safe may be ignited.

For the purpose of supporting the match safe, the rear wall 2, has a triangular extension 18, formed on its upper end which is provided with an aperture 19, adapted for the reception of a nail or the like, (not shown). The rear wall is provided at its lower end with a cut out portion similar in contour to the extension 20, thus allowing one blank to be cut from an end adjoining blank. In order to further support the match safe and prevent it from swinging, a nail or the like, (not shown), may be driven into the wall at the upper part of the cut out portion in the lower end of the rear wall 2.

It can be seen by reference to the drawing that there is very little waste of material in forming the blanks. The only portions Wasted are those out on the side walls adjacent their lower ends.

The operation of my device is as follows: A number of boxes, preferably a dozen, are placed in the upper part of the match safe and supported by supporting shelves 11 and 12. When it is desired to remove a box from the upper part, the thumb and one of the fingers, (not shown), may be engaged upon the edges of the box through the openings 12 and be pulled forward. The matches may then be removed from the box and placed in the bottom of the receptacle and when needed may be easily extracted therefrom by placing a finger and thumb, (not shown) between the edges of the side walls. The match may be ignited on the surface of the lower box supported on its shelves and when out may be placed in the upper part of the receptacle. WVhen all of the matches have been used they are extracted from the upper part of the receptacle through the medium of the open upper end by engaging the finger in the open space between the outer parallel edges of the front walls.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described one specific form of my invention I do not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a receptacle, supporting shelves struck in from the side walls of said recep tacle, a bottom for said receptacle, said receptacle having its front walls cut away slightly above and below said supporting shelves, and the openings provided when forming the shelves constituting a means for removing an object from the receptacle, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. A device of the character described comprising a receptacle, supporting shelves struck from the side walls of said receptacle, supporting members formed by cutting and bending the lower ends of the side walls at right angles thereto, said supporting members constituting a bottom for said rece tacle said su ortin members bein arranged in spaced parallel relation to said supporting shelves, and said receptacle having its front face cut away slightly above and below said supporting shelves to form a substantially oblong opening, substantially as described andfor the purpose set forth.

3. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle including rear, side and front walls, said front walls having their outer edges arranged in spaced parallel relation, said side walls at substantially right angles thereto, supporting shelves struck from said side walls, supporting members formed by cutting and bending the lower end of said side walls at right angles inwardly thereto, said supporting members constituting a bottom for said receptacle, said supporting members lying in the same plane with said supporting shelves, and said front walls cut away above and below said supporting shelves to form a substan tially rectangular opening, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of witnesses.

FRANK H. REXTRE'W.

Witnesses:

WALDERAGH BRIo, HERMAN C. HEoMns, JOHN N. BnoKMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

